He thought about nothing but hitting, almost to a fault. If he went 4 for 4 and the Padres lost he thought it was a good night, if he went 0 for 4 and the Padres win he thought it was a bad night. But only because he had such a focus on hitting, which in the long run was great for the Padres who he did love and played his whole career for.
@@charles-y2z6c lol what ?? You just pull that out of your ass ? I guarantee you can’t find a quote anywhere where Tony said he would go 4-4 and the Padres lose and he would still be happy. Wasn’t a “ME” player like that at all
Incredible players. I remember one ATL-SD game where Gwynn got either 4 or 5 hits off Maddux, and I believe that the crowd gave him a standing ovation, and Maddux tipped his cap.
@@gallonthegreat7036 because back then there wasn’t specialized bullpens. Guys coming out throwing 90mph sliders. Yes players have more resources today but it’s something to think about
The pitcher who struck out Gwynn the most in his career was Nolan Ryan. Fanned Tony a whopping 9 times. lol Tony also hit .302 of him. Tony was something else.
“You give up 2 runs in 9 innings and your earned run average goes up, and Tony, you can go 1-3 and your batting average goes down.” -so many players would love to go 1-3 or only give up 2 runs every night.
They are both super super smart and dedicated to their craft. I love the mutual respect. Love T. Gwynn. His insights, character, values laugh and smile are just golden.
Behind the scenes, Maddux was the total opposite. A complete practical joker, and a GROSS one at that. According to Chipper Jones, you should never eat anything Maddux has been alone with. He HAS done something to it.....
I love what Tony Gwynn said. He likes facing Maddux because Maddux is always looking to throw a strike right around the strike zone. So, he’s always looking for a strike to hit
I saw him strike him out, in relief, during the '98 playoffs, but the ump didn't call it. He had him nailed with the inside come-backer, but the ump got fooled too lol.
Not only I'm a Dodger fan, but a Baseball fan as well. Two of my favorites players that always admired see them play., Trout, Griffey Jr and Thome among them.
These two men played the game so well. Maddox didn't have to throw 100mph to get you out. He wanted the hitter to put in play to get themselves out. Gywnn didn't go up there trying to hit it 400ft. He went and just try to get on base every time. Always love seeing them play and they made the game so exciting to watch.
You have two all American big leaguers who in my opinion are chess players. Are we ever gonna see something like that ever again? These guys are the reason I fell in love with baseball when first came to America. Cricket is our baseball where I came from.
That became especially true for me being a Padres fan and seeing them end up in last place year afteryear. San Diego baseball just hasn't been the same since Gwynn.
Tony had one strikeout every 23.6 plate appearances, second only to Bobby Richardson's 23.8. Some notable comparisons: Yogi Berra 20.2 Musial 18.3 Boggs 14.4 Rose 13.9 T Williams 13.8 Brett 12.8 Ichiro 9.9 Pujols 9.3
"Sometimes you're gonna bat .380, sometimes you're gonna bat .320" Only Tony Gwynn can say this without it being exaggerated or boastful. It's just like, yeah, that is the way it's going to be for you, Tony.
I'm not gonna come at you. It's always hard to say who exactly is #1, because there are so many different criteria. But for sure Maddux is at the level where you really have to split hairs to separate the best from the best.
When ever the Padres come to Atlanta and Maddox is on the mound, I always considered a treat to see who would win, Gwynn or Maddox. It's almost like a chess match between the two. Both are in the HOF and nothing should never be taken away from them. Thanks for the memories!
I think those glasses and the nerdy appearance was just a facade he used for his mindgames. Besides his awesome stuff on the mound, Maddux was also the greatest fielding pitcher of all time. 18 Gold Gloves in his position and nobody even comes close.
@@bobopgoswami5267 Jim Kaat had 16 GGs, I believe, so that's pretty darn close, but he wasn't nearly the pitcher Maddux was. Kaat's name keeps coming up for HOF consideration, so it'll be interesting to see if he gets in.
@Not a N.P.C. No, I am not serious. One, there will never be a movie about Greg Maddox. Two, I have no idea how athletic Broderick is. Three, like you wrote, he is too old. What I wrote is a euphemism for when two people look alike. Just laugh with the gag like everybody else.
4:16 Tony Gwynn: “Consistency is the name of the game… So at the end of the year, sometimes it’s gonna be .380, sometimes it’s gonna be .320.” Geez Gwynn was a master. His “bad season” is still HOF quality. And he ended his career hitting.338 in the modern era
Great Doc. Miss ya T. Man, we had it so good in the 90's with Gwynn and being able to watch Maddux on TBS, good shit. We also got to see Maddux pitch in San Diego, albeit at the end of his career, but still just fun to watch his guide the ball wherever he wanted.
Ibhenriksen It’s possible that cancer played an effect on his vision. It’s said that by 2014, he could barely see out of his right eye, which was the dominant one.
I saw the last appearance of the great Greg Maddux with the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Sept. 1992. He went on to the Braves and won a championship. Props to him
Back before ridiculous shifts, C-Flap helmets (other than Terry Steinbach), openers, extra netting, the stupid digital box around home plate, ads during the middle of the inning, no-pitch intentional walks, new relief pitcher rules, mound visit limits, excessive/annoying celebrations (for the most part), interleague play, All-Star-Game winner getting World Series homefield advantage, positioning cards for fielders, scouting reports for pitchers under their caps and on catchers' arms, hockey-style catchers' masks, in-game interviews, juiced baseballs, obsession with pitch count, sabermetrics, launch angle, exit velocity, and additional watering down of the postseason. I may have missed some, but these are some of the worst changes since that time (top three, in my opinion, are likely juiced baseballs, positioning cards for fielders, and scouting reports on both pitchers and catchers, with the ridiculous shifts or excessive/annoying celebration a close fourth). The hockey-style catchers' masks are probably the least offensive of these changes. Rant over.
Craziest stat to me: Maddux never struck Gwynn out. 103 plate appearances, Gwynn put the ball in play 93 times, walked 10 times and hit .429 against him.
Did you hear that sometimes 380 sometimes 320. That's 2 very messed up things to say. Oh I'll hit 380 like it's every year normal for anyone but no Tony That's just you. Then he says I might only hit 320. KNOWING you can hit 320 by mistake is insane.
Trust me...being a Braves fan for over 40 years, that stigma will always leave a bitter feeling in my soul...especially after the total collapse of the 1996 WS....
Bad offense most of those years. The years when their offense was at its best the pitching was not as dominant. 96-99. They scored a lot of runs going into 96 playoffs and in the first two series in the NL and first few games in the WS way above their season average. The law of averages caught up to them after they blew game 4 with bad defense and Wohlers hanging slider. They had a good offense in 97 and a solid team but the Marlins were built to handle Maddux and Glavines style of pitching close to strikezone the same way Gwynn went after them. Not try to do too much just foul pitches and hit it where it was pitched. That 97 Marlins team got in through the first ever wild card and won the WS.
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Tony Gywnn could laugh at anything, such a shame he is no longer with us
Yep. The guy was a class act.
He thought about nothing but hitting, almost to a fault. If he went 4 for 4 and the Padres lost he thought it was a good night, if he went 0 for 4 and the Padres win he thought it was a bad night. But only because he had such a focus on hitting, which in the long run was great for the Padres who he did love and played his whole career for.
@@charles-y2z6c lol what ?? You just pull that out of your ass ? I guarantee you can’t find a quote anywhere where Tony said he would go 4-4 and the Padres lose and he would still be happy. Wasn’t a “ME” player like that at all
He would laugh at this comment
It is devastating. Forget the hitting and all that! The guy was a saint and had the best laughing baseball!
Incredible players. I remember one ATL-SD game where Gwynn got either 4 or 5 hits off Maddux, and I believe that the crowd gave him a standing ovation, and Maddux tipped his cap.
Remember he hit more than 400 over Maddux lifetime. He own him
Love their mutual respect. 2 players with insane baseball IQs and dedicated to their respective crafts.
I love how Gwynn talks about .320 like it's a disappointment
For that Legend, it was
Only in baseball do you have every hitter being a failure. Not one hitter is batting .501.
It was for him, .338 lifetime
320 in todays game is a batting title and possible MVP
@@gallonthegreat7036 because back then there wasn’t specialized bullpens. Guys coming out throwing 90mph sliders. Yes players have more resources today but it’s something to think about
The pitcher who struck out Gwynn the most in his career was Nolan Ryan. Fanned Tony a whopping 9 times. lol Tony also hit .302 of him. Tony was something else.
“You give up 2 runs in 9 innings and your earned run average goes up, and Tony, you can go 1-3 and your batting average goes down.”
-so many players would love to go 1-3 or only give up 2 runs every night.
ea0529 I never saw it that way... Blew my fucking mind.. Awesome post
Excellent analysis.
Two masters of the game. I sure wish Tony was still around. Imagine him in the broadcasting booth dropping the knowledge he had about the game.
The Jerry Coleman/Tony Gwynn combo in the SD Padres broadcast booth was always good listening.
He used to be in the booth for Channel 4SD. He was truly a joy to listen to.
Would anybody agree that these guys are the hitting/pitching equivalents of each other?
Great analogy
2 savants
the two best to ever do it sitting on a couch. unreal.
They are both super super smart and dedicated to their craft. I love the mutual respect. Love T. Gwynn. His insights, character, values laugh and smile are just golden.
100%
Michelangelo vs Rembrandt
Perfectly stated, kind soul!
Gammons as Leonardo da Vinci
Literally couldn’t have said it any better
Maddux looks like a grown up Harry Potter.
Two very cool, modest legends. We lost Tony far too early. Both amazing players and wonderful human beings.
Facts. Love the humility and respect. 2 of the best in our lifetime.
Thanks for posting this. My two favorite ball players of all time.
Dope AF that they're both rocking the nerd look with the Poindexter glasses. Straight player.
If Tony Gywnn or Greg Maddux walked in my office building, I would think they were a lawyer or a CPA or something.
2 of the best ever and so soft spoken gentlemen
Behind the scenes, Maddux was the total opposite. A complete practical joker, and a GROSS one at that.
According to Chipper Jones, you should never eat anything Maddux has been alone with. He HAS done something to it.....
Greg Maddux is a straight up G
I love what Tony Gwynn said. He likes facing Maddux because Maddux is always looking to throw a strike right around the strike zone. So, he’s always looking for a strike to hit
Greg Maddux is the nerdiest pitcher. But he was so flipping good at his craft.
He reminds me of Harold Ramis. Greg is so intelligent.
Tony faced Maddux 107 and never struck out
Even crazier: Against Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine (3 Hall of Famers), he struck out a TOTAL of 4 times.
i bet every time gwynn faced those specific guys, he concentrated extra-hard because it was those guys. and vice-versa, i'm sure.
Tony's hat: No Fear.
His 9 K's against Nolan Ryan are the most K's against any pitcher (in only 67 PA's). He also stuck out 5 times in 18 PA's against Randy Johnson.
I saw him strike him out, in relief, during the '98 playoffs, but the ump didn't call it. He had him nailed with the inside come-backer, but the ump got fooled too lol.
if youre consistent sometimes youll hit 380 but sometimes youll only hit 320 lol
Not only I'm a Dodger fan, but a Baseball fan as well. Two of my favorites players that always admired see them play., Trout, Griffey Jr and Thome among them.
My favorite time in baseball. I still love baseball and follow it very closely today but that tims was the best.
agreed!
As a Yankee fan I saw Tony Gwynn for the first time in the 1998 World Series. Like most American League fans I was amazed at his hitting.
He batted .500 against us that series
These two men played the game so well. Maddox didn't have to throw 100mph to get you out. He wanted the hitter to put in play to get themselves out. Gywnn didn't go up there trying to hit it 400ft. He went and just try to get on base every time. Always love seeing them play and they made the game so exciting to watch.
You have two all American big leaguers who in my opinion are chess players. Are we ever gonna see something like that ever again? These guys are the reason I fell in love with baseball when first came to America. Cricket is our baseball where I came from.
I love to hear it!
I always looked at Tony as kind of a pool player. Move the defense and he would put it where you just were. I bet he could call his shot.
RIP RBI machine and Batting Champ Mr Tony Gwynn. Greg was truly the professor teaching the art of pitching. None like them ever again.
This is awesome , my favorite pitcher and legend Tony , Rest In Peace , Tony !
A Baller , what about the guy who calls the yanks his daddy ? 😂
A Baller why do you keep commenting about Koufax on every post? Nobody is talking about him.
They're so similar they even rock the same spectacles
Maddux is favorite pitcher of all time, but to hear a guy like tony talk about what a tough AB he is ( who tony owned). Speaks to his humility.
When these two legends retired, baseball ended for me.
Console Contempt for
That became especially true for me being a Padres fan and seeing them end up in last place year afteryear. San Diego baseball just hasn't been the same since Gwynn.
2004 was special, but for Red Sox fans
Too bad, you've missed some of the best ever
Tony had one strikeout every 23.6 plate appearances, second only to Bobby Richardson's 23.8. Some notable comparisons:
Yogi Berra 20.2
Musial 18.3
Boggs 14.4
Rose 13.9
T Williams 13.8
Brett 12.8
Ichiro 9.9
Pujols 9.3
Gwynn is actually tied for 2nd most batting titles
Maddux is an especially mad scientist in this clip.
He is El professor Maddux
I love Greg Maddux but he looks like a high school teacher.
That's why He's called El professor Maddux
"Sometimes you're gonna bat .380, sometimes you're gonna bat .320"
Only Tony Gwynn can say this without it being exaggerated or boastful. It's just like, yeah, that is the way it's going to be for you, Tony.
Tony Gwynn stats vs Greg Maddox: 107 PA, .415 BA, 0 K
Maddux is the greatest pitcher of all time. Come at me bros.
Sorry, Nolan Ryan is the right answer.
Both of you spelled Pedro Martinez wrong ;)
jk, I'd say Maddux, Ryan and Martinez are all pretty equal :)
I'm not gonna come at you. It's always hard to say who exactly is #1, because there are so many different criteria. But for sure Maddux is at the level where you really have to split hairs to separate the best from the best.
Kyle Henricks nolan ryan?? Bahahahahaha....how can you be the greatest ever with a career record thats mediocre???
Is no one going to throw up Randy Fucken Johnson!!!!!
That polo turtleneck with those jeans and high top white sneakers, screams that era.
Both players were great.
When ever the Padres come to Atlanta and Maddox is on the mound, I always considered a treat to see who would win, Gwynn or Maddox. It's almost like a chess match between the two. Both are in the HOF and nothing should never be taken away from them. Thanks for the memories!
Greg Gwynn
Tony Maddux
Mr. Maddux is the least athletic-looking athlete I've ever seen. He obviously overcame this deficit in appearance.
I think those glasses and the nerdy appearance was just a facade he used for his mindgames. Besides his awesome stuff on the mound, Maddux was also the greatest fielding pitcher of all time. 18 Gold Gloves in his position and nobody even comes close.
What about Senor Colon?
Yea maddox looked like a lab scientist he was the polar opposite of randy johnson who was killing the AL at the time
@@bobopgoswami5267 Jim Kaat had 16 GGs, I believe, so that's pretty darn close, but he wasn't nearly the pitcher Maddux was. Kaat's name keeps coming up for HOF consideration, so it'll be interesting to see if he gets in.
If Hollywood ever makes "The Greg Maddux Story," please cast Matthew Broderick.
@Not a N.P.C. No, I am not serious. One, there will never be a movie about Greg Maddox. Two, I have no idea how athletic Broderick is. Three, like you wrote, he is too old. What I wrote is a euphemism for when two people look alike. Just laugh with the gag like everybody else.
Some years you'll hit 380 others 320 .. only Tony could think like that
Yep
Dam good matchup rite there! GO BRAVES !!
Tony Gwynn batted .415 against Greg Maddux and never struck out. This video never showed Tony getting a hit against him. Shame.
He actually hit .429 against him. And never struck out against Maddux. Not once.
Peter Gammons the GOAT
👓 🐐
class acts
thanks so much for sharing :)
Tony wasn't a power hitter, but he was one of the very few that didn't go have to be. Rod Carew was similar at the plate -- but Tony was the best.
If they put a shift on Gywnn he would hit about .550
I see what you did there ;)
I love stuff like this. Two of the best ever.
4:16 Tony Gwynn:
“Consistency is the name of the game… So at the end of the year, sometimes it’s gonna be .380, sometimes it’s gonna be .320.”
Geez Gwynn was a master. His “bad season” is still HOF quality. And he ended his career hitting.338 in the modern era
Great Doc. Miss ya T. Man, we had it so good in the 90's with Gwynn and being able to watch Maddux on TBS, good shit. We also got to see Maddux pitch in San Diego, albeit at the end of his career, but still just fun to watch his guide the ball wherever he wanted.
Gwynn wore glasses? What??? He had perfect vision.
Ibhenriksen It’s possible that cancer played an effect on his vision. It’s said that by 2014, he could barely see out of his right eye, which was the dominant one.
I miss the Braves and Padres fights back in the day when they were in the same division.
lol yeah that never made since having atlanta in nl west back in the day
These guys were so similar it’s wild. 2 of my favorites!
I saw the last appearance of the great Greg Maddux with the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Sept. 1992. He went on to the Braves and won a championship. Props to him
He did play for the Cubs again from 04-06, that's where he recorded his 300th career victory and his 3,000th strikeout.
@A Baller I'm pretty sure I saw Ralph Terry pitch a complete game with 72 pitches. And there may have been a couple of home runs in there.
Back before ridiculous shifts, C-Flap helmets (other than Terry Steinbach), openers, extra netting, the stupid digital box around home plate, ads during the middle of the inning, no-pitch intentional walks, new relief pitcher rules, mound visit limits, excessive/annoying celebrations (for the most part), interleague play, All-Star-Game winner getting World Series homefield advantage, positioning cards for fielders, scouting reports for pitchers under their caps and on catchers' arms, hockey-style catchers' masks, in-game interviews, juiced baseballs, obsession with pitch count, sabermetrics, launch angle, exit velocity, and additional watering down of the postseason.
I may have missed some, but these are some of the worst changes since that time (top three, in my opinion, are likely juiced baseballs, positioning cards for fielders, and scouting reports on both pitchers and catchers, with the ridiculous shifts or excessive/annoying celebration a close fourth).
The hockey-style catchers' masks are probably the least offensive of these changes.
Rant over.
Excellent
I totally agree on all counts. Also, and this may not be a popular opinion, but I hate the fact that the NL will permanently have the DH as of 2022.
I wish Tony had lived to see the likes of Ohtani.
He’d probably be his biggest fan.
I miss the old days. Baseball just doesn't seem the same anymore. I don't know if it's because I have changed or the game has changed.
One of the craziest things about this video is Tony wearing glasses. I thought he had 20-10 vision?
There will never be enough ppl in the world like Tony... No matter how bad we need them.
Tony Gwynn owns so many hitting records it’s scary. Trying to strike him out was like drinking soup with a fork
What was Gwynn's OBP against Maddox?
Guys are so rifivulously smart at their respective positions
Gwynn could have been President.
Two of my favorite ball players.
Two professors of the game.
Greg NEVER struck him out
0 strike outs against maddux is so mind blowing!
2 of the highest of highest
Are we certain this isn’t 2 accountants pretending to be athletes?
This is utter brilliance and nothing less
I love the respect between the two
Wonderful to watch
Wow! Thank you
You're welcome
Craziest stat to me: Maddux never struck Gwynn out. 103 plate appearances, Gwynn put the ball in play 93 times, walked 10 times and hit .429 against him.
Indeed!
Two of my favorite players
Who are these nerds
Everyone had their kryptonite and Gwynn was Gregg's.
Yep
The most humble greatest hitter ever!!,so glad I met him…,Taught me a lot when I was a young rookie..RIP Tony…,Mr. Video, lol….
Did you hear that sometimes 380 sometimes 320. That's 2 very messed up things to say. Oh I'll hit 380 like it's every year normal for anyone but no Tony That's just you. Then he says I might only hit 320. KNOWING you can hit 320 by mistake is insane.
How cool!
I used to watch ESPN religiously back in the 90s. It's a shame how much it fell off.
Sick No Fear hat!
Nothings screams 90s than NO FEAR gear.
The mute pond immunocytochemically concentrate because word supposedly camp at a silent priest. phobic, fascinated chest
Why does Maddux look like a cult leader
Technically he was, so many people followed him
@@TheMan750 Lmfaoo true
Pre-Atlanta, Gwynn was hitting over .400 lifetimes against arguably the best pitcher of the modern era?
Scouting report ….. he’s f n great!
Well .. that helps!
Greg Maddux laffin' and gettin information - James Bond of pitching.
Would you rather face Cy Young Maddux or Cy Young Pedro?
Scouts using stop watches and radar guns to eliminate slow runners and slow thrower would miss these two HOFers.
Braves had such a great pitching staff and only 1 WS!
Trust me...being a Braves fan for over 40 years, that stigma will always leave a bitter feeling in my soul...especially after the total collapse of the 1996 WS....
Bad offense most of those years. The years when their offense was at its best the pitching was not as dominant. 96-99. They scored a lot of runs going into 96 playoffs and in the first two series in the NL and first few games in the WS way above their season average. The law of averages caught up to them after they blew game 4 with bad defense and Wohlers hanging slider. They had a good offense in 97 and a solid team but the Marlins were built to handle Maddux and Glavines style of pitching close to strikezone the same way Gwynn went after them. Not try to do too much just foul pitches and hit it where it was pitched. That 97 Marlins team got in through the first ever wild card and won the WS.
Legendary they numbers dont seem real
yep
I like how they wait to the end there to throw in that Gwynn had never struck out against Maddux - at least as of '96
Love the respect these two guys show for each other
maddux looking like dahmer
garrett deschamp HAHA
Greg Gwynn and Tony Maddux were bad ass back in the day.
What a legendary conversation!
So much love and respect in that room
Didn't the video actually show Gwynn striking out once against Maddux? What is Bob Ley talking about.
It was just Gwynne at bat , not against Maddox.
Gwynn owned Maddux, and Maddux was very candid about it. So much respect between these guys.
Yep